CIMA Taxation course starts on 26 September

BDO Partners Partner (Tax Services) Sarah Afker

Ernst & Young Partner (Tax Practice) Nisthar Sulaiman

PricewaterhouseCoopers Director Charmaine Tillekeratne

KPMG Sri Lanka Principal (Tax and Regulatory) Suresh R.I. Perera

Former Inland Revenue Department Deputy Commissioner General (Tax Policy and International Affairs) Dhammika Gunatilleke

The popular annual Taxation Course organised by CIMA for its members and other professionals will commence on Saturday 26 September. 

This year’s CIMA Mastercourse on Taxation will feature a detailed analysis of the Income Tax Act which is now imperative to taxpayers, with emphasis on the proposed changes to the Income Tax Act such as removal of WHT and the introduction of alternative WHT scheme, new exemptions and the transitional adjustments for the year of assessment 2019/2020. Further, the course will focus on recent changes on Value Added Tax and the removal of Nation Building Tax and Economic Service Charge including the impact of such changes. 

The course will also cover the imposition of stamp duty and certain other tax implications under finance acts. The taxation course which runs for 10 Saturdays attracts participants from various professions and from all parts of the island. Participants have the opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of Sri Lanka taxation from experts in the industry. Most sought-after speakers in the field such as Dhammika Gunatilleke, Former Deputy Commissioner General Tax Policy and International Affairs of the Inland Revenue Department; Suresh R.I. Perera, FCMA, CGMA, Principal Tax and Regulatory, KPMG Sri Lanka: Charmaine Tillekeratne, ACMA, CGMA, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Sarah Afker, ACMA, CGMA, Partner – Tax Services, BDO Partners and Nisthar Sulaiman, ACMA, CGMA, Partner – Tax Practice, Ernst & Young will comprise the faculty. Registrations for the program are now open and more details could be obtained by contacting CIMA via email on [email protected].